The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-27
Mr.. BLAINE'S HEALTH
g DESCRIBED AS ExcEL1EsT.
How he Is Enjoying His European Tour-us
9uieliJ "sits Down on" = Fresh Drlt.
iihor-His Temperate Habits-Trip 10
5aa Rome-Rsspsot for Americans,

LEWISTON, MAINE, Dec. 28.-A gentle
man Just returned from Paris met Mr.,
Blaine there couple Of 'weeks ago, and
says he found him In perfect health. Mr..
Blaine said: "Wo lead a very quiet life
here. I am not talking politics nor rush.
Ing about in sightseeing to the exclusion
Of comfort"
MIR. Blaine goes to Italy for the winter,
The Maine sculptor, Simmons, has en-.
gagged him very comfortable suite OF
rooma in Rome, to which city he will de.
vote the largest part OF the winter months.
He will be accorded an audience with tho
King Of Italy and other nosables. Mr..
Blaine's interviewer hoard story in Lon.
don which he thinks is strictly correct
One evening Mr.. Blaine was being enter.
tanned at dinner by d distinguished Lon.
doner,. and the conversation turned on
the relations bstween Great Britain and
tho United States. One OF the members
OF the British Parliament, who cat by MIR.
Blaine, good.naturedly criticised Mr..
Blaine for tho form ol one Of his dispatches
to the British Government when Blaine
was Secretary Of State. ut seemed to me
at the time." said the English statesman,
THAT You were little discourteous to
England, when you aaid In your dispatch
TO Her Majss!y's Government that the
United States expects such and such
things Of England
Mr.. Blaine turned to his critic with the
utmost nonchalance and remarked: lyon
forgot, my dear sir, that I.merely copied
phrase OF dispatch from Her Msiesty'e
Government 10 the United States in the
darkest period Of our civil war, The tables
are now turned. When we wero in
trouble, England expected my country to
do such and such things. Now, II you
will pardon mo, the United States Ia in a
position to quote phraseoloey and send it
back again." r. Z =
MI. Blaine, in speaking Of his health to
the gentleman just arrived, said: II think
l never felt better in my lie. / ascribe
my vigorous health to two causes. Twas
born with a good body and worked on a
Pennsylvania farm, in my younger days,
Lille on farm In boyhood makes vigorous
manhood, Secondly, l have always lived
temperately.. l lhsvo eschewed intoxicante
and tobacco from my college days on, and
l have never burned the candle at both
ends. I always choose plain dshes
at table. Pastry I never take. Thua
| owe my good health to plenty OF
moderation and good constitution to
start with. My life has been q busy ono,
and in some respoctsi 1t has taxed my phys.
ical forces severely. There has almost
never been any respite until this journey.
Twenty Years Of Congress- was written
on the heels Of most exacting political
contest, and this was preceded by q public
life that gave neither mind nor body rest.
Hence you may imagine that am enjoy.
Ing this breathing SPELL" t
The gentleman aeked him what mos.
impressed him comparing the Old World
with the New. In reply he said in cub.
stance: - :. ~ :.
1.-THE marvellous growth of the United
States is an industrial and democratic
phenomenon which the eo.calleu upper
classes Of Europe are unable to apprehend.
Twenty-Five years ago the Representatives
Of arintocratic ideas in Europe sneered ut
America and Americans. But now all
this is changed. The utmost respect and
courtesy are shown Americans throughout
Europe and in England especially"